My thoughts on the HS
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Well the new HS is at my dealer. They have four of them on the lot.
1st off. Holy smokes does it ever look like a Corolla.
You can sure tell that this a TOYOTA or what ever its called in Australia or somewhere else underneath.
I have never seen so much hard plastic on Lexus that are on the doors. I know the plastic is eco friendly and I like that but there is so much of it. Not very Lexus like. More like a Tundra.
There was an absence of a real door "thud" that is usually present in luxury cars.
I do like the small little windows up front, it makes the cabin feel more open. The mouse controller is in the right spot. Both seets articulate well.
The front end looks really good IMO.
Overall it felt like a really good $30k car and not really Lexus like. I didn't get to drive it.
1st off. Holy smokes does it ever look like a Corolla.
You can sure tell that this a TOYOTA or what ever its called in Australia or somewhere else underneath.
I have never seen so much hard plastic on Lexus that are on the doors. I know the plastic is eco friendly and I like that but there is so much of it. Not very Lexus like. More like a Tundra.
There was an absence of a real door "thud" that is usually present in luxury cars.
I do like the small little windows up front, it makes the cabin feel more open. The mouse controller is in the right spot. Both seets articulate well.
The front end looks really good IMO.
Overall it felt like a really good $30k car and not really Lexus like. I didn't get to drive it.
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fI have never seen so much hard plastic on Lexus that are on the doors. I know the plastic is eco friendly and I like that but there is so much of it. Not very Lexus like. More like a Tundra.
There was an absence of a real door "thud" that is usually present in luxury cars.
Overall it felt like a really good $30k car and not really Lexus like. I didn't get to drive it.
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So you didn't drive it? We already HAD your thoughts on the HS in every HS thread. You didn't like it.
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Well the new HS is at my dealer. They have four of them on the lot.
1st off. Holy smokes does it ever look like a Corolla.
You can sure tell that this a TOYOTA or what ever its called in Australia or somewhere else underneath.
I have never seen so much hard plastic on Lexus that are on the doors. I know the plastic is eco friendly and I like that but there is so much of it. Not very Lexus like. More like a Tundra.
There was an absence of a real door "thud" that is usually present in luxury cars.
I do like the small little windows up front, it makes the cabin feel more open. The mouse controller is in the right spot. Both seets articulate well.
The front end looks really good IMO.
Overall it felt like a really good $30k car and not really Lexus like. I didn't get to drive it.
1st off. Holy smokes does it ever look like a Corolla.
You can sure tell that this a TOYOTA or what ever its called in Australia or somewhere else underneath.
I have never seen so much hard plastic on Lexus that are on the doors. I know the plastic is eco friendly and I like that but there is so much of it. Not very Lexus like. More like a Tundra.
There was an absence of a real door "thud" that is usually present in luxury cars.
I do like the small little windows up front, it makes the cabin feel more open. The mouse controller is in the right spot. Both seets articulate well.
The front end looks really good IMO.
Overall it felt like a really good $30k car and not really Lexus like. I didn't get to drive it.
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I wonder what kind of gas mileage a car like this would get with the setup from the RX450h.
RXh: 295 HP, 31/28.
HSh: 187 HP, 35/34
Hmmmm.....
RXh: 295 HP, 31/28.
HSh: 187 HP, 35/34
Hmmmm.....
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I've only seen one HS on the road and agree that it doesn't look very luxurious, but have to give kudos to Lexus for trying so hard to differentiate in a crowded market. They will likely sell plenty of these, turning a tidy profit on each one, that can hopefully be fed into keeping the rest of the line-up a step ahead of the competition.
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